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• The Southern Poverty Law Center filed a class action lawsuit recently, alleging that Florida’s use of solitary confinement constitutes a violation of the 8th Amendment, the Americans with Disabilities Act, and the Rehabilitation Act. About 10,000 people—or 10 percent—of those held in Florida prisons currently live in solitary, which is double the national average. Admire […]

Seven Days in Solitary

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Seven Days in Solitary [7/8/19]

Seven Days in Solitary [7/22/19]

Seven Days in Solitary [8/5/19]

Seven Days in Solitary [8/12/19]

Seven Days in Solitary [8/26/19]

Seven Days in Solitary [9/16/19]

Seven Days in Solitary [10/21/19]

Seven Days in Solitary [4/27/20]

Fourteen Days in Solitary [6/8/20]

Fourteen Days in Solitary [7/6/20]

Seven Days in Solitary [7/27/20]

Seven Days in Solitary [9/7/20]

Seven Days in Solitary [11/9/20]

Seven Days in Solitary [11/16/20]

Seven Days in Solitary [10/19/20]

Seven Days in Solitary [12/7/20]

A Month in Solitary [5/3/21]

Seven Days in Solitary [5/10/21]

Seven Days in Solitary [9/22/21]

Seven Days in Solitary [10/6/21]

Seven Days in Solitary [11/24/21]

Seven Days in Solitary [1/19/22]

City to Sharply Increase Solitary Confinement on Rikers Island

City’s New Corrections Chief, Known for Solitary Confinement Reforms, Faces Steep Challenges on Rikers

“Witness to Human Torture”: On Both Sides of the Prison Walls, Social Workers Confront Solitary Confinement

Transgender Women of Color Face Crushing Rates of Incarceration, Solitary Confinement, and Abuse

How Solitary Confinement Can Lead to a Life Sentence in Prison

Local Jails Were Death Traps Even Before COVID-19. The Pandemic Demands Sweeping—and Permanent—Change.

Innocent After Years in Solitary on Rikers, Woman Tried on New Charges for Alleged Misbehavior in Jail